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HURRICANE MATTHEW FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  25

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL142016

0900 UTC TUE OCT 04 2016



CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...



THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WARNING FOR THE

NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS...INCLUDING THE ABACOS...ANDROS ISLAND...

BERRY ISLANDS...BIMINI...ELEUTHERA...GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND...AND NEW

PROVIDENCE.



THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS REPLACED THE HURRICANE WATCH WITH

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.



SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...



A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. HAITI

. CUBAN PROVINCES OF GUANTANAMO...SANTIAGO DE CUBA...HOLGUIN...

GRANMA...AND LAS TUNAS

. SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS...INCLUDING THE INAGUAS...MAYAGUANA...

ACKLINS...CROOKED ISLAND...LONG CAY...AND RAGGED ISLAND

. CENTRAL BAHAMAS...INCLUDING LONG ISLAND...EXUMA...RUM CAY...

SAN SALVADOR...AND CAT ISLAND

. NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS...INCLUDING THE ABACOS...ANDROS ISLAND...

BERRY ISLANDS...BIMINI...ELEUTHERA...GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND...AND

NEW PROVIDENCE



A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. CUBAN PROVINCE OF CAMAGUEY



A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM BARAHONA WESTWARD TO THE BORDER WITH HAITI

. JAMAICA

. TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS



A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM PUERTO PLATA WESTWARD TO THE BORDER WITH

HAITI



INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN HISPANIOLA AND IN THE FLORIDA PENINSULA AND

THE FLORIDA KEYS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF MATTHEW.  TROPICAL

STORM AND/OR HURRICANE WATCHES ARE LIKELY FOR PORTIONS OF THE

FLORIDA PENINSULA AND FLORIDA KEYS LATER THIS MORNING.=